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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
afterwards
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From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
appears
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From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
back
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From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
BEGINNINGnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
belonged
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
Bible
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
called
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
came
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From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
Commonwealth
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
covered
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From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
day
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From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
delivered
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From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
dirt
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From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
end
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From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
face
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
family
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
father's
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From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
flight
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From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
gallop
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
grandfather
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
Gustavus
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
high
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
home
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From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
horse
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
house
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
lestconjunctionUS /lest/
in order that something should not happen
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
letter
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From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
London
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
matter
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From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
mother
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From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
mounted
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
much
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From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
now
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From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
off
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
once
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From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
out
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
presently
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
put
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From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
read
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From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
RIVALRY
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From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
road
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
rode
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
saddled
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
said
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
saying
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
second
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From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
setting
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
seventeen
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
shoulders
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From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
stable
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
stern
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
strong
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
walked
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From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading He said nothing of where he had been, but walked into the house with a stern face, and called for the family Bible, which had belonged to his grandfather in the time of the Commonwealth.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the letter which I had left behind me was put into my father's hands, it appears, he read it once through, and delivered it to my mother.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not till the end of the second day that he came back, the horse covered with dirt to the shoulders.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _THE BEGINNING OF THE RIVALRY_ And now, lest it be wondered what was done by them at home in the matter of my flight, I will tell here so much as I afterwards came to know.
word
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From this reading Next, without saying one word, he went out by himself into the stable, saddled his great horse, Gustavus, which stood seventeen hands high, presently mounted it, and rode off at a strong gallop, setting his face towards the London road.
